Anyone got the new iPad yet? If so, anyone tried their games with Retina sized graphics?

Holderness_Media_IncHolderness_Media_Inc Member Posts: 118
edited March 2012 in Miscellaneous
Just wondering if anyone has one and has tried adding retina sized graphics via importing into the images folder of the project. If so, how's it looking? Might be a bit too early, but I'm interested and anxious, lol.

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  • kirk1234kirk1234 Member Posts: 93
    The new iPad is FANTASTIC the screen is AWESOME!

  • calvin9403calvin9403 Member Posts: 3,186
    I wish they add Taiwan as the first round country , but sadly not

    i would like to try the screen, 2048 times 1638 is insane!
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Got it!,
    Regular games work okay on it...
    ""May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again,
    May God hold you in the palm of His hand.'"     — Irish Saying St. Patricks Day Thread
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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    edited March 2012
    Stopped by an ATT store here yesterday but they only have ads for the new iPad. no display. are they really calling it "the new iPad" and not iPad 3 or iPad HD or something?
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  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tenrdrmer
    Yep..... But the last time they did that was when they got rid of the old item.. It was "The new powerbook" Not "The powerbook G6" and after that they brought in the macbook, Macbook pro and mac pro
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  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    edited March 2012
    mine came yesterday …

    the Good:
    love the retina-display! … love the camera upgrade!
    wont go back to 2 … just looking so good in new!
    ---
    the Bad:
    oh my wanted to sing:


    everything on my iCloud was so busy … and in AppStore for loading purchasedApps
    --
    the Ugly: (IMO)
    most of the games/apps without retinaDisplay gfx … mine and most other GS ones … look ugly
    Gradients are really ugly
    backgrounds often seem blurry
    main characters seem good … except for few instances
    so in general: the larger the size of the image the more noticeable the imperfections and poor-quality become

    text displays seem nicer
    surprisingly (or maybe not!) … Spooky Hoofs looks even more stunning!

    anyone wanting to see what theirs looks like email me … if I have the game … I will screenshot it for you …
    or open your images in Preview.app > Tools > Adjust Size … 36 dpi

    @};- MH
    EDIT: most noticeable degradation of gfx occurs when iPhone app is displayed 2x on iPad … logically as that is 4x original gfx display

    "Games lubricate the body and the mind." — Benjamin Franklin
  • ckck Member Posts: 224
    I agree with everything MotherHoose says.
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    I need someone with the new iPad to test some retina graphics in a game. If someone of you would be so kind to spare a few minutes contact me at support@markontheiron.com
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  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    edited March 2012
    @markontheiron
    I would.. But I'm to busy enjoying my lucious perfect new iPad ;) Lol, No I'm actually up the country on a different project
    ""May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again,
    May God hold you in the palm of His hand.'"     — Irish Saying St. Patricks Day Thread

    image ,
    LeonardDeveloper (Jack Leonard)
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  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    I will do for you @MarkOnTheIron

    send to my email … if many,many send in different emails
    I will screenshot them and send back so you can see any imperfections …

    this will not be a problem as I will enjoy looking at your artWork!

    @};- MH

    "Games lubricate the body and the mind." — Benjamin Franklin
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    Thanks @MotherHoose I emailed you. :)
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  • MantoManto Member Posts: 796
    edited March 2012
    @MotherHoose I can't find your email. :(
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  • Holderness_Media_IncHolderness_Media_Inc Member Posts: 118
    Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm thinking of biting the bullet and upgrading, after going to the apple store yesterday and playing around on the new iPad, my first gen feels super slow in comparison. I really would like to keep this first gen for app testing though.
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    edited March 2012
    @MotherHoose

    Firstly I would like to say well done for getting your hands on a new iPad, I couldn't get one for love nor money ! (seriously I tried both).

    Secondly, can I ask what time you leave the house and if there are any loose windows at your place ?

    Thirdly, would it be ok if I threw a (non-retina) GS project your way for an iPad screen grab too ?
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    @Tynan =))

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  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan
    been there, Done that.. Big window in the 2nd downstairs bathroom, Watch out for the bath.. DOnt fall
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  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    edited March 2012
    @tynan
    been there, Done that.. Big window in the 2nd downstairs bathroom, Watch out for the bath.. DOnt fall
    Don't worry, it won't be like last time, this time I won't be drunk and I remembered to bring the getaway bicycle.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan
    Made that mistake last time... Unfortunately The app iTeleportationdevicethatctuallyworks doesnt work..
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  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    @Tynan … send just a pix and I will screenshot that … not that I wouldn't love one of your projects … don't have viewer on this iPad and therefore you would have to do an adHoc build … which would be okay with me

    email is gmail

    lucky, yes … love the new … but so sad that we don't have the capabilities to do the images our games will need to look good!
    retina on the iPhone is nice … on the iPad it is unbelievable … almost 3D without the glasses.

    @};- MH
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    @Tynan … send just a pix and I will screenshot that … not that I wouldn't love one of your projects … don't have viewer on this iPad and therefore you would have to do an adHoc build … which would be okay with me
    If I knew how to make an ad hoc I'd send you one, but unfortunately I don't ! Would you say a 1024 x 768 screen shot is a good way to judge ? Depending on what you are using to view the image there may be unknown factors, for example Apple might be using a certain kind of interpolation with 'Photos' (the app) to scale from 1024 to 2048 that bears no relationship (or has little relevance) to the anti-aliasing/interpolation available to moving images in GameSalad . . . . . ?
    email is gmail
    What's the rest ? MotherHoose At . . . . . ?

    Cheers in advance for the help . .
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    edited March 2012
    lucky, yes … love the new … but so sad that we don't have the capabilities to do the images our games will need to look good!
    retina on the iPhone is nice … on the iPad it is unbelievable … almost 3D without the glasses.
    Looking forward to getting my hands on one !!

    To be fair to GameSalad they probably need a little while with the device in their hands to ensure GameSalad works properly with it, I'm sure an RI button will turn up on the iPad sized projects (hopefully sooner rather than later).
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